wussn.²

Brit.

/wʊs/, U.S.

/wʊs/

Forms: 1900s– woose, 1900s– wuss.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: wimp n.², puss n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a blend of wimp n.² and puss n.¹ Compare slightly later wussy n.

colloquial (originally U.S.). depreciative.

A weak or ineffectual person; = wussy n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > one who is

inefficient1898

ineffectual1925

frustrate1934

wuss1976

1976 Campus Slang (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill) (typescript) Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.

1981 C. Crowe Fast Times at Ridgemont High 57 You ought to meet her first, you wuss.

1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Aug. c1 Everybody thinks I'm a wuss. And I don't impress any of the stunt women at all.

1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Jan. 29 (caption) Give us y'lunch, Hooper, you great wuss!

2003 R. Williams Fallout 22 Shanice I had him cryin his eyes out to me... Ronnie Wuss.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wussadj.n.¹adv.

/wʌs/

Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of worse adj. and n.

colloquial or regional.

= worse adj. and n. or worse adv.

ΚΠ

1862 A. J. Munby Diary 22 Mar. in D. Hudson Munby (1972) 117 That's wuss than a day's work, that is.

1869 J. Greenwood Seven Curses London vi. 91 She'll tell you that, wuss luck, I've got in co. with some bad uns.

1894 A. Chevalier in Humorous Songs ‘Straight,’ says I, ‘I'm on the job, for better or for wuss.’

1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago vi. 61 Nobody's none the wuss for me knowin' about 'em.

1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind lix. 994 It been awful! An' it's gwine be wuss.

1945 J. Rhys-Williams Stern Daughter xv. 97 Lucky if it aint no wuss, Sister.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

wussv.

Brit.

/wʊs/, U.S.

/wʊs/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: wuss n.²

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare wuss n.²

slang (originally North American).

intransitive. to wuss out: to avoid an action or withdraw from a commitment, as a result of perceived cowardice or weakness. Cf. wimp v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > turn aside from a course of action > back out

resile1529

to back out1807

duff1883

duck1896

punk1920

squib1938

bug1952

weasel1956

to wuss out1976

1976 Campus Slang (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill) (typescript) Nov. 6 John wussed out again.

1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again 387 I am so weakened by my sense of loss and drug intake, I wuss out again. It seems one defeat leads inexorably to another.

1998 Guardian 19 Aug. (G2 section) 5/1 If he doesn't wuss out, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play the lead in a proposed big screen version.

2003 Carillon (Steinbach, Manitoba) 18 Sept. 3 c/2 We're used to that kind of thing happening in curling..but wussing out in the manly game of football?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.²1976

adj.n.¹adv.1862

v.1976

单词	wuss
释义	wussn.² Brit. /wʊs/, U.S. /wʊs/ Forms: 1900s– woose, 1900s– wuss. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: wimp n.², puss n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a blend of wimp n.² and puss n.¹ Compare slightly later wussy n. colloquial (originally U.S.). depreciative. A weak or ineffectual person; = wussy n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > one who is inefficient1898 ineffectual1925 frustrate1934 wuss1976 1976 Campus Slang (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill) (typescript) Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss. 1981 C. Crowe Fast Times at Ridgemont High 57 You ought to meet her first, you wuss. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Aug. c1 Everybody thinks I'm a wuss. And I don't impress any of the stunt women at all. 1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Jan. 29 (caption) Give us y'lunch, Hooper, you great wuss! 2003 R. Williams Fallout 22 Shanice I had him cryin his eyes out to me... Ronnie Wuss. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wussadj.n.¹adv. /wʌs/ Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of worse adj. and n. colloquial or regional. = worse adj. and n. or worse adv. ΚΠ 1862 A. J. Munby Diary 22 Mar. in D. Hudson Munby (1972) 117 That's wuss than a day's work, that is. 1869 J. Greenwood Seven Curses London vi. 91 She'll tell you that, wuss luck, I've got in co. with some bad uns. 1894 A. Chevalier in Humorous Songs ‘Straight,’ says I, ‘I'm on the job, for better or for wuss.’ 1896 A. Morrison Child of Jago vi. 61 Nobody's none the wuss for me knowin' about 'em. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind lix. 994 It been awful! An' it's gwine be wuss. 1945 J. Rhys-Williams Stern Daughter xv. 97 Lucky if it aint no wuss, Sister. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). wussv. Brit. /wʊs/, U.S. /wʊs/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: wuss n.² Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare wuss n.² slang (originally North American). intransitive. to wuss out: to avoid an action or withdraw from a commitment, as a result of perceived cowardice or weakness. Cf. wimp v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > turn aside from a course of action > back out resile1529 to back out1807 duff1883 duck1896 punk1920 squib1938 bug1952 weasel1956 to wuss out1976 1976 Campus Slang (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill) (typescript) Nov. 6 John wussed out again. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again 387 I am so weakened by my sense of loss and drug intake, I wuss out again. It seems one defeat leads inexorably to another. 1998 Guardian 19 Aug. (G2 section) 5/1 If he doesn't wuss out, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play the lead in a proposed big screen version. 2003 Carillon (Steinbach, Manitoba) 18 Sept. 3 c/2 We're used to that kind of thing happening in curling..but wussing out in the manly game of football? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.²1976adj.n.¹adv.1862v.1976
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